Mimi Linehan: MSO Principal Horn

Mimi Draut Linehanis Principal Horn with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and plays in the MSO Wind Quintet and in Capital Brass. She also performs with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Mississippi Opera.

Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, Mimi first studied music with German-born organist/composer Harald Rohlig, whose musical lineage is traced directly to J. S. Bach. At the University of Southern Mississippi, she majored in Music Performance, studying horn with Dennis Behm. Other studies include master classes with Dale Clevenger, Froydis Ree Wekre, and Philip Farkas.

Solo appearances include the New Orleans Philharmonic, the Mississippi Symphony and the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. Mimi teaches horn at Mississippi College.